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European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a news conference at the end of the Iranian nuclear talks in Geneva this weekend. He slammed the US on Tuesday for "spinning" the coverage of the Geneva talks. (AFP)

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday lashed out at the U.S., saying that divisions between Western powers accounted for the failure of nuclear talks in Geneva last week.

The United States, the European Union and Iran worked intensively together for months on a proposal to help end the 10-year stand-off over Iran’s nuclear program. But talks in Geneva between Tehran and six world powers ended Sunday without an agreement.

Zarif said blaming Iran only served to undermine confidence in the negotiations which are set for another round on Nov. 20, in response to remarks made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Abu Dhabi on Monday.